REG - Barclays PLC Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
15/01/2026 14:15
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RNS Number : 1126P Barclays PLC 15 January 2026
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: Barclays PLC.
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 14 Jan 2026
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making NO
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
Class of relevant security: 4 2/7 p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 8,466,899 1.22% 19,423,961 2.81%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
19,422,240 2.81% 8,420,326 1.21%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 27,889,139 4.03% 27,844,287 4.02%
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other
executive
options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 536,235 0.2607 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 429,500 0.2617 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 197,687 0.2615 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 168,423 0.2562 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 126,069 0.2621 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 124,271 0.2660 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 108,440 0.2590 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 106,835 0.2628 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 103,000 0.2610 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 52,712 0.2646 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 50,479 0.2645 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 30,000 0.2603 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 22,978 0.2642 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 19,825 0.2650 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 7,500 0.2638 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 4,802 0.2640 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 257 0.2634 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2 0.2648 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 439,159 0.2660 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 353,182 0.2620 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 232,973 0.2618 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 176,369 0.2613 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 148,300 0.2603 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 110,555 0.2627 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 80,811 0.2584 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 65,090 0.2609 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 50,000 0.2550 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 42,000 0.2650 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 35,056 0.2571 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 23,512 0.2600 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 14,070 0.2607 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 9,479 0.2570 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 8,764 0.2556 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 7,500 0.2638 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 5,991 0.2592 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 1,322 0.2628 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 148,300 0.2603 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 65,090 0.2609 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 176,369 0.2613 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 490 0.2659 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,170 0.2660 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,382 0.2560 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 6,042 0.2589 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 45,202 0.2590 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 197,687 0.2615 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 425,118 0.2618 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 9 0.2628 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 791 0.2660 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 7,582 0.2600 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 353,182 0.2620 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 110,555 0.2627 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 320,598 0.2660 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 536,235 0.2607 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 9 0.2611 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 98,813 0.2623 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 104,451 0.2628 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 50,479 0.2645 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry Option
of description purchasing, of price date money
relevant selling, securities per unit paid/
security varying etc to which received
option per unit
relates
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of Exercise price per
security securities unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant Nature of Dealings Details Price per unit (if
security applicable)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or
understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement
to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,
between
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 15 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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